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The Labor enquirer., 1887-05-28
THE SOCIAL LEAGUE.
The Programme for Tomorrow n light.

Opening song, "Our Cause.
Lesson No.6. Questions-James Keifer;
answers-Miss Collar.
Remarks on the lesson-B. G. Haskell.
Recess.
Thomas Hoods 'Song of the Shirt
Miss Collar.
Dialogue-Comrade Craig and Bette
Craig.
"Breadwinners' Friend"-Miss Tennant
and John Brophy.
To conclude with new song, The
Three Graces," Jay Gould, T. V. Powderly,
Phil Armour-The Cheesewright brothers.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-05-28

TINS miserable treacherous pollcy from
breaking them up sooner.
We earnestly appeal to the order to call
for an investigation of these charges.
This vacillation or treachery, on the
part of its general officers, has cost the
order nearly 100000. whereas if the fight
had been handled earnestly and vigorously
by issuing label at once, calling upon
our people everywhere to wear labelled
underwear. and appointing committees to
request all dry goods men to keep them
in stock. this trouble would have resulted
in speedy victory to the order at frac-
tion of the amount this defe at has cost.
And we call for investigation the more
earnestly because the tactics which this
knit goods association followed, and
which have again been announced as sue
cessful against organized labor. are The
same as indugurated BY Could in The teiec-
raphers' strike, when gradual accessions to
to the on-union force were announced
by 20. X. Somerville" and the steadily
filling up" process was commenced.
This plan was followed again IN the
Southwest strike, was commenced by Ar
mour, and is now being prosecuted with
renewed encouragement by the shoe man
ufacturers, the silversmiths and Others.
That encouragement has been furnished
in the history of this case.
From the trying eight. months OF our
The Labor enquirer., 1887-05-28

The people of this Republic ought to
do as they do in Switzerland, themselves
pass upon by ballot everv measure be-
fore i. becomes a law binding upon
them. This is the Referendum" and
until 1t is adopted We are simple slaves
The Labor enquirer., 1887-05-28

We call especial attention to the new
advertisement of Louis Doll. He has Just
received a new lot of furniture at prices
that cannot be undersOld 1T
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-02-25
Persia's Religion and Bible.

an Persia church and state are prac-
tically one. The Koran is the law of the
land and of the family. 1t goes into
family matter in the minutest way. If it
was published in New York 10000
Anthony Comstocks would rise to sup
press it. 1t leaves nothing to be supplied
by the imagination and calls a spade a
spade in every case. There is great relig-
ious liberation in Persia, however, and a
man may believe in any God or no God,
or may announce himself as God, as long
as he acknowledges that Mahomet is his
prophet and obeys the secular laws of the
Koran.
"The people are quick-witted and given
to poetry and philosophic speculation
more than to the exact sciences The ex-
Vutive ability of the rulers is developed
20 a high degree and justice is dispensed
impartially, with occasional exceptions of
despotic cruelty and bribery. There are
%, 600 Fireworshipers in Persia, and the
sacred flame has burned uninterruptedly
for 1900 years. There is one good point
about the Fireworshipers. Fire with
them is sacred, and therefore they object
to smoking No greater insult can be
offered to a Parasee gentleman than tC
smoke in his presence. "-Ex-M Minister Ben
| jamin's Lecture
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-02-25
She Didn't Notice the Bullets.

The following story Is told by the author
Of "Women Of the War;" "Capt Mitchell's
mother was the most timid woman ever
saw. We had to cross pontoon bridge,
and it was thought best that we should
dismount and cross on foot, and it fell to
my lot to escort old Mrs. Mitchell over. No
sooner had we started than federal bat
terry not far off opened fire upon us. The
soldiers on the opposite side Of the river,
protected by the high railroad embank-
ment, became quite frantic at our danger,
and kept screaming to us to run, run,
ladies, for Gods sake, run and get over
herep All of this was lost upon old Mrs.
Mitchell. She could not hear what they
said for the roar of the cannonading, to
which she had now become accustomed.
Neither did she know that we were under
fire. Though the balls were splashing in
the water on each side of us, she did not
notice them, and no one felt called upon
to draw her attention to the fact. She OBJ
jected to running, preferring to walk; so,
taking her by the hand, we ambled along.
Half way across we passed a soldier on
guard, whereupon she stopped to ask him
If there was any danger there. He was a
stolid-looking fellow, but he fairly gaped
at her; language failed him. Before he
Couiu uuu Ills tongue uuTrleu Her OIl, uc-
claring that it was against order to speak
to the guard For knew that If she ever
discovered the danger she was in, her
knees would give way under her and
would have the pleasure of carrying her
the rest of the way
"At last we reached the other bank, and
were under cover of the railroad embank-
ment. Then the officer in charge of the
pontoon bridge came up to speak to us. He
was an old friend Mrs. Mitchell had not
seen for years, and she greeted him cor
daily: How do you do, Capt. Harrisi
am so glad to see you. How is your wife?
She is very well, said the astonished cap
tain, looking first at the old lady and Their
involuntarily at a shell flying overhead
And your sisters. how are theyp Very
well, l thank you,' he said politely, not tt
be outdone by GOODNESS. And our friends
the Turners-have you seen them lately?
He gazed at her in establishment. TIL,
forest trees around were being riddled b,
shot and shell, but she was so busy talk
ing about her neighbors she did not motto,
them. The Argonaut.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-02-25
Casting a Big Gun in Boston.

They made a fourth attempt to cast
4-ton 12-inch rifle for the Chicago the other
day at the South Boston iron works. The
difficulty with gun casting is the coolings
and the patent which Krupp has on this is
the basis of his fame. However, the Bos-
ton foundries are courageous. They first
make gun-pit of sand and clay thirty feet.
This takes the form of the gun to be cast.
The core, which is to make the bore, is
carefully fabricated and suspended in the
pit with mathematical nicely. Then at 6
O'Clock of one day the fires are started un-
der three furnaces filled with steel ingots,
each containing thirty-fve tons. In about
twenty hours this is reduced to molten
mass. Cutters are provided from each
furnace to the gun mold.
At given signal each furnace is tapped;
the white liquid runs into the gun pit; the
core stands the shock, and in twenty-five
minutes the pit is full. The furnaces are
plugged and the mass of metal (fifty-four
tons in weight), Is left to cool. This pro-
cess takes four weeks; then, If no disturb
ance of the core has taken place, the lat
ter is bored out, the gun is lifted from its
bed and the work of finishing begins. 1t
takes six months to accomplish this. This
magnificent gun, when complete, will be
thirty feet long and weigh flfty-four tons.
1t will fire 265 pounds of powder, throw q
projectile 800 pounds in weight, have a
velocity of projectile of 1850 feet per sec
ond, which would cover three miles OF
range, and muzzle energy of $1,000 tons
to the square inch of impact-or the
capacity to send a solid shot through
twenty three inches of iron plating
Chicago Herald.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-02-25
First Two Patents Ever Issued.

In 1870 congress passed "An act to pro-
mote the progress of the useful arts"
which was the first stimulus to inventive
genius through government protection.
This act clothed the secretary of state,
the secretary of war and the attorney
general with plenary power to issue certi-
ficates of merit, which were to be counter
signed by the president and become let
tiers patent. The first patent issued was
to Samuel Hopking, July 81, 1870, for
making pot or pearl ashes, and the second
invention that received this exalted favor
was shoe shank, and the inventor was
from that part of Yankeedom which has
ever since been most prolific in the in
yentive skill-the state of Massachusetts.
Washington Cor. Globe Democrat.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-02-25

in the blood and they may prevail, and
no pain occur in the Kidneys"
1t is not strange that the enthusiasm
which Mr.. Warner displays in his ap-
probation of his own remedy, which
restored him TO health when the
doctors said he could not live six
months, should become infectious and
that the entire world should pay trib.
ute to its power. For as Mr.. Warner
says, the sales are constantly increas-
ing, lille the newspaper advertising
is constantly diminishing. This speaks
volumes in praise OF the extraordinary
merits of his preparations.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-02-25
A LUCKY CLUB.
How the Milkmen Of the Lucky Ranch Came
Out Ahead

OuL AuedQ.
Marcus Stone is the fortunate owner
of what is known as the "Lucky
Ranch" on the San Bruno road near
this city. He also conducts an ex-
tensive and very successful dairy bust
ness at 35 Eddy street and is highly
respected by every one who knows
him. In the management of his bust
ness he employs quite number of
men. Mr.. Stone said yesterday:
happened one day to hear some of my
men talking of investing in The
Louisiana State Lottery. had my
self tried it before, and had drawn
some prizes. So l said: Boys, sup
pose we form a club and buy a mum
Der of tickets together for the October
Drawing, and divide the prizes, if we
get any, All agreed, and we each put
in $40 and made purse, enough to
purchase nineteen whole tickets, one
of which was 70, 1892, which drew $4,000
This gave each man $500 as his share
an excellent return for a ten-dollal
investment. l of course am satisfied
with the share that has fallen to me,
added Mr.. Stone, Though common
report had it that I had secured the
benefit of the whole ticket; and the
boys are immensely. pleased will
their good luck. suppose We'll have
to put it down to the influence of the
Lucky Ranch,'" added Mr.. Stone al
he turned to receive some of thu
friends who called to congratulate hin
on his luck with The Louisiana Stat
Lottery.-San Francisce (Cal) Chronicl
Oct. 28th.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-02-25
HEADACHE AND DYSPEPSIA.
No. Oh WEST 9TH ST., N. Y, June :,

TOD.
l have been a martyr to bI ious head
ache and dyspepsia. Amy indiscretion In
diet, over-fatigue, or cold, brings on a fit
of indigestion, to be followed by a head
ache lasting two or three days at time.
| think | must have tried over twenty
different remedies, which were recon-
mended as certain cures by loving friends,
but it was no use. Like the Irishman, l
got no better very fast. At last thought
| would take a simple course of purgatiou
with BRANDRETH's PILLS. For the first
week l took two Pills every right, then
one Pill for thirty nights; in that time
gained three pounds in weight, and never
have had an ache or pain since.
WILLIAM L. ROCKWELL.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-02-25
First Poem written In Oregon.

An Oregon old-tlmer says the first
"poem" ever 'indited" in that country was
by a Yamhill woman. 1t reads: "The
Willamette valley is the prettiest place
that ever was made; 1t lies between thc
Coast range and the Cascade; In ths
spring of the year, just after the rains
there are lots of wild geese, and a few blue
cranes.-Exchange
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-02-25

10, say, NAL" exclaimed a bright
little girl at the Hoffman House while
at dinner, hasn't that man over there
got awful big earsP" flush, child!
the gentleman m ght hear you," eau
toned the mother. We'll, ma" re-
torted the preoocious youngster. ''f
he couldn't hear me with those ears he
ought to haul 'em down. IN. T. Jour-
nal
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-02-25

best remedy known for insomnia, or
sleepessness, which affiicts so many per-
sons, and which leads to so many serious
nervous disease. particularly to insanity.
At druggists. $3.50. Descriptive treatise
with each bottle: or address ]. j. Mack &
Co., S. Il,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-02-25

Weak lungs, splitting of blood consump-
ton and kindred affections, cured without
physician. Address for treatise, with 10
cents in stamps, Worlds Dispensary Med
ical Association, 663 Main Street. Buffalo,
N V
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-02-25

The Smithsonian institute no lounger
gives away its publications, but offers
them for sale at about cost price.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-02-25

We have received the Kansas Magasine,
pub 'ished at Kansas City, Mo. 1t is neatly
printed on fine paper and full of excellent
articles. See their advertisement.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-02-25
SLEEpLEssNESs

A twenty-three- pound cat is on exhibit
ton at Boston, Mass.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-02-25

Mortar and paint may be removed from
window glass with hot, sharp vinegar.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-02-25

Ready Remedy; Irish May Flower. Z
cts.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-02-25
A HOGday Present Of 10 BOokSh EVeryNeW SubM

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THE KANSAS MAGAZINE,
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-10-05
raaua Wanted.

/ wish to trade Sturgis town lots for a
good team Of work hefses.
D. g. CcMsrocK.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-10-05

The discovery Of coal in Red canyon,
abont twenty miles southwest of Hot
Springs, is reported. Considerable in
terest is manifested in the discovery.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-18

Among the measures that have
been discussed at length, but failed
OF being finally acted upon by the
inst congress are, I ne Blair educational
@bili all tariff bills; all bills relating TO
silver coinage except the trade dollar
bin; the bankruptcy bill; the bill pro
hibiting members Of congress from
acting as counsel for subsidized rail.
road corporations; the Pacific rail.
road refunding bill; the premption and
timber culture repeating bill; the de-
pendent pensions bill, vetoed and veto
sustained; the bills for admitSing GER
tain territories as states OF the Union;
all canal bills; the arrears OF pensions
bill; the Oklahoma The consular
service bin; the woman suffrage con-
stitution6S amendment; the South
American reciprocity scheme; the free
ship bill; the labor arbitration bill;
the postal telegraph bill; the interna-
tional copyright project; all bills re-
lating to financial regulations and
national currency; the proposition to
abolish secret sessions Of the senate;
the bill prohibiting the taxation Of
commercial traders; the Notifications
and gun-foundries bill; the agricultural
and labor departsat hp the pleuro
pneumonia bill; the Freedmen's bank
depositoFs bill; the inaugaratiop-day
amendment Of the constitution; and
many Others, good, bad and indiiIer-
ent, affecting general, local and indi-
yi3aal afiairs.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-18

General Warner, one of the most
gallant soldiers who ever sat in the
house, said in a speech on the Deepen
dent pension bill that the first cost
of the civil var was So, $50 10000 900.
That has been paid, and with it PEN
siens amounting to about 50, 300,-
600, 900, and it will require at least
$780, 600, 600 additional to pay
the future charges of interest, pen.
sions, etc.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-18

A gentleman OF close observation
and long conversant with Warrington
ways, says that the government APP
pears to have few friends at it's seat.
Almost every mar one meets, and
the women and children as we'll, seems
to be Interested in efforts to get mon
ey out of the treasury upon some
p~retence or another, where an equiv
alent had never been given.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-18
Tins far the renorts from thA wi,

Thus far the reports from the win
ter wheat belt indicate that the crop
is emerging from the winter in better
shape than last year. The crop is
not assured from the resulting dam
age OF storms and bad weather, and
still has to pass through a critical pc
Rod, but as a whole the outlook must
be regarded as more favorable than
at the beginning of March last year.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-18
An army officer saws that small a.

An army officer says that small as
our army is, there is an excessive per-
centage of desertion from it, although
the men are far better fed and paid
than any soldier in the world. The
reason is that a great number OF men
enlist for the purpose OF being sent
West, and then DESERVING. This class
is very large and exceeding hard to
deal with, as it is next to impossible
to %apprehend them, owing to the gen.
eral feeling throughout the mountain
regions that they have escaped from a
kind Of slavery. Another class liable
to desert consists Of young men OF
good family. wneihsve become.dissipa-
ted, and enlisted in a moment OF de.
spair. But the strangest class is that
Of the chronic deserters.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-18

There is no comfort or pleasure to
be derived from a contemplation Of
the figures showing the fire losses in
the United States and Canada for the
month OF February. These, as COM
piled by the New York Commercial
Bulletin, give a total OF $500, 900,
or 100000 more than the average
for February during the past thirteen
ears.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-18

On heday when Congress adjouHn&
after three months legislative pa.ter,
ing, there were left in the Treasury
$4S2, 600, 900 ingold, silver and green
banks, with $229, 900, 900 certificates
outstanding, leaving 1854, OOO, 900 OF
net supplies.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-18
CONDENSED NEWS.
A Gigantic Railroad Absorption.

The Kew York Tribune has a big sensa-
ton in the shape of an almost positive
statement that the Baltimore & Ohio rail
read is to be sold to the Reading Railroad
company, and that the Western Union Tele-
graph company is to absorb the Baltimore
4 Ohio Telegraph company. There is also
Il mysterious consolidation OF the Postal
Telegraph company and Commercial Tele-
graph company. and this is also suspi-
cjous. In fact, it looks as though the
Western Union was about to gobble every
telegraph company in the country.
The New York Times say that the con.
troll Of the Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad
company has passed into the hands OF AL
fred SuIly Of New York and that it is to be
a part OF the system which includes the
Jersey Central, the Philadelphia and
Reading, the Richmond Terminal and
Richmond & DonvilIe, the East Tennessee,
Virginia & Georgia, the Central Railroad
Of Georgiu-G,O 600 miles OF track. The
control Of the Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph
company also goes to the syndicate.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-18

4 statistician says that the com
biued Federal and Sta;e taxes in this
country amount to IS oerhead. The
Italians pay $40, HoIla,lers $1,000,
BeI2ians $Il, Germans SO. French
$40.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-03-18

Col. Scott's compilation Of the war records
turns out TO be In a much fnore advanced
state than has been generally supposed
The entire work 81 examining the great
mass Of records for such material as the
design OF the work embraces has been com
pletsd, and nothing remains but toarrange
Of volumes Of complex work win he fifty on
sixty. Several Of these will be divided in
to two or three parts, go that the total
number OF volumes win p~ropably be about
eighty.
The North German Gazette says: "Tbe
results OF tho Alsace elections have
strengthened the war party in France. II
war should break out the annexed prov
inces would he mainly responsible. and
Germany, being bound to teke this fact
into account, would not repeat the liberal.
Nv extended to Aisace. Lorraine alper the
wax oE18z0.'
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-30

there will be a further delay. Perhaps
l am to be shot. That would be an
easier way TO die"
There was some loud talk around me.
two or three people came SEp the ladder
TO the platform, and diteetIy a hand
pulled the cap off my head aud voice
said:
captain. there is some terrible mis-
take here. This is Roberts, one of my
scouts"
"But you did not know him last
night?r nt s1
81 know him now, aud you will re-
lease him at once" t"fi t
1t was Gen.. As he awoke from
his drunken sleep at an early hour a
dim remembrance of the message crept
into his mind, and he rolled out of bed
and found the inquiry sent by the court
martial. He could not remember what
word he had sent In reply, but he
jumped into his clothes, aud then into
the saddle, and he came just in time to
prevent military murder. What was
the effect of this close call? Well, went
to the hospital for two weeks with a
fever, and it was a full month before
was positively certain of my identity.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-30
Curious Things In Cuba.

A Havana letter to the JetOelers
Journal contains the following: "Do
you know that for fact Havana has
no window-glass, no fire places, no
stoves, no chimneys, no carpets, and,
Just to think of it, no boarding-honses,
1t also has, as rule, no sidewalks and
no sewers. In the old city proper
it has some sewers. and no side
walks. In the new part it has some
sidewalks and no sewers. The side
walks are not properly so called, for in
most cases they are narrow stone
lodges, twelve to eighteen inches wide,
and intended principally to keep the
wagon hubs away from the walls and
windows.
These windows are huge openings,
extending down the entire front of the
one story houses. They are guarded
on the outside in every case by massive
iron bars, and on the inside by heavy
wooden shutters, which in turn have
wickets in them and peep holes. When
you have seen one of these windows
you have seen them all. The door of
the house is big enough to let stage
through it, and in it is q small door
for persons on foot. 1t is at the barred
window that the caballero woos the
senorita, who sits within beside her
duenna-for not until after marriage
can they ever be alone together for a
moment. A young Cuban, whose ac-
quaintance we made and who is soon
to be married, told me his experience
Che now lives in the United States)
and excused himself, saying that he
was going to see his inamorata.
A friend for joke said: "Well kiss
her for me-" Ng
THAT is something 1 have never
been able to do for myself" though we
have been sweethearts for six years
and engaged for three, and have never
seen her alone yet"
Think of that, young men and maid
ems of free America, and thank your
stars that you were born where the
eagle screams and iron gratings and
duennas are unknown, and where
Cupid walks abroad unhampered, clad
only in bow and quiver and innocence,
and where the signing lover, instead
of hanging on the outside of iron bars,
with donkeys crowding him and cart
hubs rasping his back, is hidden to
''come in and shut the door, John.
I must tell you in this connection of
good thing said by our Cuban friend.
in which he "knocked out" fresh
young man from Chicago. Said the
latter: 1--WE don't have to put our
American women behind bars to protect
them"
Eyes, l know it," said the Cuban,
"but the Cuban women are very
beautiful"
1t was the crushing reply of a gen.
tleman to an impertinence.